This year, Rhode Island voters are being asked to decide if the state should hold a constitutional convention. A constitutional convention − should a majority of voters endorse Question 1 in ...

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This year, Rhode Island voters are being asked to decide if the state should hold a constitutional convention. The last convention took place in 1986. Here's what changed as a result – and what ...

In theory, Question 1 on Rhode Island's November ballot − asking whether the state should hold a constitutional convention − is nonpartisan. There's no reason a convention would necessarily ...

A proposed amendment must pass a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress, or if two-thirds of the states petition Congress, a new constitutional convention can be called to consider amendments.

Forty years ago, Rhode Island became the last state to hold a constitutional convention, and one state senator notes some lawmakers have fought every 10 years to prevent another one As a young ...

Question 1 on the Nov. 5 ballot will ask voters to approve calling a state constitutional convention. Arguably, this may be the most consequential question on the ballot. A state constitution ...

The coalition opposing a constitutional convention has promoted bogus arguments to the public, writes the editor of the Rhode Island State Constitutional Convention Clearinghouse The “no ...

The Cincinnati Inquirer recently ran a commentary calling for a new constitutional convention. Even more recently, the idea was seconded by Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the U. of California Law School ...

Voters in eight states on Tuesday are projected to approve constitutional amendments explicitly banning noncitizens from voting in elections. The measure was approved by voters in Iowa ...

Four of the five statewide ballot questions in Rhode Island on Tuesday asked voters to approve funding for various projects. Question 2 would allocate $160.5 million of higher education facilities ...

Florida’s constitutional amendments can be confusing, often by design. So I’m going to try to break down the six amendments on this year’s ballot as simply as possible. I’ll give you the ...